Background
Manahan was born and raised in Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) and moved to Edmonton in 1926.
Manahan was born and raised in Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) and moved to Edmonton in 1926.
He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. He made his second Brier in 1937 (with teammates Wes Robinson, Ross Manahan and Lloyd McIntyre), winning it again by defeating Manitoba in a tie breaker, posting a 9-1 record. Manahan was runner up the following year, losing his only match to the eventual winners in Manitoba, skipped by Ab Gowanlock.
He made it to the Brier again in 1940, finishing with a 6-3 record.
He made his last Brier in 1950, placing third with a 6-4 record. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1975.